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Historical Event on 7/8/1954
Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India, inaugurated world's longest Bhakra-Nangal Dam canal at Punjab.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/1/1867 | Dr. Hiralal, a distinguised historian, was born in Katni near Jabalpur. He compiled a descriptive catalogue of Sanskrit and Prakrit Manuscripts in the Central Provinces and was an honorary correspondent in Archaeology to the Government of India. He was also titled as "Rai Bahadur |
| 7/16/1990 | O.P.Chautala resigns following directive from JD. |
| 8/8/1948 | Dr. Yellapragada Subbarow, saintly scientist and nobel prize winner, passed away at Pearl River, New York. |
| 7/1/1781 | British troops defeated Hyder Ali's progress. He was checked by Eyree Coote after the battle of Porto Novo and becamed subdued. |
| 10/26/1950 | Tirumalai Echambadi Srinivasan, cricketer (Indian opening batsman 1981), was born in Madras. |
| 5/24/1903 | Hemchandra Bandopadhyay, famous Bengali poet, passed away. |
| 10/27/1907 | Brahma Bandhav Upadhyay died. |
| 11/12/1984 | Rajiv Gandhi elected Congress (I) President. |
| 2/23/1876 | Saint Gadgebaba, great modern saint of Maharashtra, was born. |
| 5/3/1969 | Shri Varahagiri Venkatagiri (1884-1980) became the acting President of India. |
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